2004 Illinois elections
2004 general election in Illinois, United States
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The Illinois general election was held on November 2, 2004.
Primaries were held March 16, 2004.
Election information
Turnout
Primary election
For the primary election, turnout was 28.97%, with 2,067,824 votes cast.[1]
- Turnout by county[1]
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 41,008 | 16,705 | 40.74% |
| Alexander | 7,069 | 2,121 | 30% |
| Bond | 10,738 | 2,237 | 20.83% |
| Boone | 27,587 | 10,301 | 37.34% |
| Brown | 3,536 | 676 | 19.12% |
| Bureau | 24,315 | 6,540 | 26.9% |
| Calhoun | 3,720 | 863 | 23.2% |
| Carroll | 12,248 | 2,714 | 22.16% |
| Cass | 9,069 | 2,691 | 29.67% |
| Champaign | 105,399 | 26,192 | 24.85% |
| Christian | 22,608 | 6,600 | 29.19% |
| Clark | 11,911 | 2,131 | 17.89% |
| Clay | 9,913 | 2,834 | 28.59% |
| Clinton | 26,184 | 2,756 | 10.53% |
| Coles | 39,029 | 5,327 | 13.65% |
| Cook[note 1] | 2,630,541 | 921,086 | 35.02% |
| Crawford | 13,975 | 2,193 | 15.69% |
| Cumberland | 8,354 | 1,945 | 23.28% |
| DeKalb | 47,828 | 15,139 | 31.65% |
| DeWitt | 12,490 | 5,667 | 45.37% |
| Douglas | 12,084 | 3,202 | 26.5% |
| DuPage | 597,153 | 154,173 | 25.82% |
| Edgar | 12,742 | 2,609 | 20.48% |
| Edwards | 5,312 | 1,480 | 27.86% |
| Effingham | 21,256 | 6,345 | 29.85% |
| Fayette | 14,076 | 3,253 | 23.11% |
| Ford | 9,036 | 1,851 | 20.48% |
| Franklin | 31,964 | 9,105 | 28.49% |
| Fulton | 25,869 | 9,168 | 35.44% |
| Gallatin | 4,524 | 2,340 | 51.72% |
| Greene | 8,955 | 2,704 | 30.2% |
| Grundy | 26,747 | 7,797 | 29.15% |
| Hamilton | 6,474 | 2,631 | 40.64% |
| Hancock | 13,645 | 3,262 | 23.91% |
| Hardin | 3,839 | 1,468 | 38.24% |
| Henderson | 5,191 | 952 | 18.34% |
| Henry | 37,042 | 6,285 | 16.97% |
| Iroquois | 19,830 | 4,232 | 21.34% |
| Jackson | 39,023 | 9,602 | 24.61% |
| Jasper | 7,214 | 1,575 | 21.83% |
| Jefferson | 25,838 | 4,497 | 17.4% |
| Jersey | 14,807 | 2,616 | 17.67% |
| Jo Daviess | 16,058 | 6,514 | 40.57% |
| Johnson | 7,138 | 3,019 | 42.29% |
| Kane | 227,101 | 59,328 | 26.12% |
| Kankakee | 60,650 | 11,769 | 19.4% |
| Kendall | 43,552 | 10,605 | 24.35% |
| Knox | 37,487 | 8,676 | 23.14% |
| Lake | 348,513 | 97,800 | 28.06% |
| LaSalle | 71,390 | 15,279 | 21.4% |
| Lawrence | 11,195 | 1,743 | 15.57% |
| Lee | 21,527 | 5,164 | 23.99% |
| Livingston | 22,647 | 9,469 | 41.81% |
| Logan | 19,915 | 6,160 | 30.93% |
| Macon | 75,944 | 17,604 | 23.18% |
| Macoupin | 34,414 | 10,816 | 31.43% |
| Madison | 174,769 | 31,863 | 18.23% |
| Marion | 30,278 | 6,262 | 20.68% |
| Marshall | 8,915 | 2,063 | 23.14% |
| Mason | 11,017 | 3,166 | 28.74% |
| Massac | 11,741 | 2,976 | 25.35% |
| McDonough | 17,446 | 5,915 | 33.9% |
| McHenry | 172,648 | 52,868 | 30.62% |
| McLean | 84,996 | 26,640 | 31.34% |
| Menard | 9,107 | 3,783 | 41.54% |
| Mercer | 13,614 | 3,688 | 27.09% |
| Monroe | 21,249 | 2,671 | 12.57% |
| Montgomery | 18,263 | 5,007 | 27.42% |
| Morgan | 22,810 | 6,357 | 27.87% |
| Moultrie | 9,744 | 2,217 | 22.75% |
| Ogle | 34,350 | 9,456 | 27.53% |
| Peoria | 119,178 | 28,042 | 23.53% |
| Perry | 15,503 | 4,124 | 26.6% |
| Piatt | 11,345 | 2,889 | 25.46% |
| Pike | 12,150 | 2,624 | 21.6% |
| Pope | 3,741 | 1,288 | 34.43% |
| Pulaski | 6,268 | 1,452 | 23.17% |
| Putnam | 4,446 | 2,395 | 53.87% |
| Randolph | 24,944 | 5,914 | 23.71% |
| Richland | 12,626 | 3,106 | 24.6% |
| Rock Island | 99,194 | 20,505 | 20.67% |
| Saline | 17,786 | 7,054 | 39.66% |
| Sangamon | 126,966 | 27,873 | 21.95% |
| Schuyler | 5,366 | 1,028 | 19.16% |
| Scott | 3,912 | 1,178 | 30.11% |
| Shelby | 16,838 | 4,029 | 23.93% |
| Stark | 4,782 | 829 | 17.34% |
| St. Clair | 179,664 | 37,952 | 21.12% |
| Stephenson | 31,430 | 9,459 | 30.1% |
| Tazewell | 89,150 | 19,515 | 21.89% |
| Union | 15,828 | 5,743 | 36.28% |
| Vermilion | 49,300 | 8,467 | 17.17% |
| Wabash | 10,200 | 2,287 | 22.42% |
| Warren | 13,112 | 3,600 | 27.46% |
| Washington | 10,794 | 2,956 | 27.39% |
| Wayne | 12,657 | 3,033 | 23.96% |
| White | 11,710 | 2,585 | 22.08% |
| Whiteside | 37,866 | 5,902 | 15.59% |
| Will | 298,165 | 84,875 | 28.47% |
| Williamson | 41,882 | 7,346 | 17.54% |
| Winnebago | 179,548 | 45,632 | 25.41% |
| Woodford | 22,982 | 7,399 | 32.19% |
| Total | 7,137,954 | 2,067,824 | 28.97% |
General election
For the general election, turnout was 71.34%, with 5,350,493 votes cast.[1]
- Turnout by county[1]
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 42,498 | 31,723 | 74.65% |
| Alexander | 7,399 | 4,252 | 57.47% |
| Bond | 11,334 | 7,805 | 68.86% |
| Boone | 29,480 | 19,572 | 66.39% |
| Brown | 3,691 | 2,614 | 70.82% |
| Bureau | 28,442 | 18,018 | 63.35% |
| Calhoun | 3,870 | 2,825 | 73% |
| Carroll | 12,817 | 8,189 | 63.89% |
| Cass | 9,279 | 5,891 | 63.49% |
| Champaign | 122,739 | 84,153 | 68.56% |
| Christian | 23,406 | 15,771 | 67.38% |
| Clark | 12,294 | 8,212 | 66.8% |
| Clay | 9,715 | 6,770 | 69.69% |
| Clinton | 26,841 | 17,263 | 64.32% |
| Coles | 39,561 | 22,911 | 57.91% |
| Cook[note 2] | 2,794,260 | 2,088,727 | 74.75% |
| Crawford | 14,427 | 9,391 | 65.09% |
| Cumberland | 7,888 | 5,482 | 69.5% |
| DeKalb | 55,380 | 40,995 | 74.02% |
| DeWitt | 13,055 | 7,853 | 60.15% |
| Douglas | 12,747 | 8,597 | 67.44% |
| DuPage | 530,732 | 404,117 | 76.14% |
| Edgar | 12,730 | 8,772 | 68.91% |
| Edwards | 5,372 | 3,487 | 64.91% |
| Effingham | 22,043 | 16,812 | 76.27% |
| Fayette | 14,659 | 9,828 | 67.04% |
| Ford | 9,508 | 6,533 | 68.71% |
| Franklin | 30,215 | 19,535 | 64.65% |
| Fulton | 26,504 | 17,155 | 64.73% |
| Gallatin | 4,542 | 3,343 | 73.6% |
| Greene | 10,084 | 6,311 | 62.58% |
| Grundy | 28,571 | 19,926 | 69.74% |
| Hamilton | 6,583 | 4,630 | 70.33% |
| Hancock | 13,713 | 10,354 | 75.5% |
| Hardin | 3,958 | 2,664 | 67.31% |
| Henderson | 5,412 | 4,197 | 77.55% |
| Henry | 38,100 | 25,378 | 66.61% |
| Iroquois | 20,588 | 13,894 | 67.49% |
| Jackson | 43,381 | 26,524 | 61.14% |
| Jasper | 7,359 | 5,395 | 73.31% |
| Jefferson | 26,860 | 17,083 | 63.6% |
| Jersey | 15,208 | 10,394 | 68.35% |
| Jo Daviess | 16,472 | 11,867 | 72.04% |
| Johnson | 7,463 | 5,944 | 79.65% |
| Kane | 257,086 | 171,336 | 66.65% |
| Kankakee | 61,607 | 45,297 | 73.53% |
| Kendall | 48,962 | 33,345 | 68.1% |
| Knox | 36,847 | 24,945 | 67.7% |
| Lake | 382,835 | 276,609 | 72.25% |
| LaSalle | 74,592 | 51,168 | 68.6% |
| Lawrence | 11,300 | 6,796 | 60.14% |
| Lee | 22,296 | 16,326 | 73.22% |
| Livingston | 26,267 | 16,131 | 61.41% |
| Logan | 20,569 | 13,542 | 65.84% |
| Macon | 78,737 | 52,029 | 66.08% |
| Macoupin | 34,818 | 22,925 | 65.84% |
| Madison | 185,466 | 124,468 | 67.11% |
| Marion | 30,672 | 17,304 | 56.42% |
| Marshall | 9,395 | 6,641 | 70.69% |
| Mason | 11,321 | 7,345 | 64.88% |
| Massac | 12,045 | 7,506 | 62.32% |
| McDonough | 20,629 | 15,038 | 72.9% |
| McHenry | 186,394 | 128,454 | 68.92% |
| McLean | 96,530 | 71,960 | 74.55% |
| Menard | 9,433 | 6,622 | 70.2% |
| Mercer | 14,325 | 9,217 | 64.34% |
| Monroe | 21,992 | 16,708 | 75.97% |
| Montgomery | 18,066 | 13,387 | 74.1% |
| Morgan | 23,703 | 15,664 | 66.08% |
| Moultrie | 9,857 | 6,515 | 66.1% |
| Ogle | 36,472 | 24,207 | 66.37% |
| Peoria | 120,530 | 84,454 | 70.07% |
| Perry | 15,550 | 10,541 | 67.79% |
| Piatt | 12,097 | 8,793 | 72.69% |
| Pike | 12,477 | 8,334 | 66.79% |
| Pope | 3,823 | 2,464 | 64.45% |
| Pulaski | 6,311 | 3,108 | 49.25% |
| Putnam | 4,587 | 3,482 | 75.91% |
| Randolph | 25,571 | 15,686 | 61.34% |
| Richland | 13,047 | 8,000 | 61.32% |
| Rock Island | 104,030 | 70,308 | 67.58% |
| Saline | 16,824 | 11,988 | 71.26% |
| Sangamon | 126,669 | 97,327 | 76.84% |
| Schuyler | 5,499 | 4,075 | 74.1% |
| Scott | 4,011 | 2,653 | 66.14% |
| Shelby | 17,509 | 10,648 | 60.81% |
| Stark | 4,898 | 3,137 | 64.05% |
| St. Clair | 192,432 | 114,559 | 59.53% |
| Stephenson | 32,772 | 21,811 | 66.55% |
| Tazewell | 93,272 | 63,788 | 68.39% |
| Union | 16,206 | 9,199 | 56.76% |
| Vermilion | 49,217 | 33,863 | 68.8% |
| Wabash | 10,440 | 6,171 | 59.11% |
| Warren | 12,227 | 8,522 | 69.7% |
| Washington | 12,331 | 8,174 | 66.29% |
| Wayne | 13,002 | 8,355 | 64.26% |
| White | 11,580 | 8,367 | 72.25% |
| Whiteside | 39,965 | 27,694 | 69.3% |
| Will | 335,652 | 250,805 | 74.72% |
| Williamson | 44,417 | 30,162 | 67.91% |
| Winnebago | 194,530 | 122,459 | 62.95% |
| Woodford | 24,616 | 18,924 | 76.88% |
| Total | 7,499,488 | 5,350,493 | 71.34% |
Federal elections
United States President
Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards.
This was the fourth consecutive presidential election in which Illinois had voted for the Democratic ticket.
United States Senate
Incumbent first-term Republican Senator Peter Fitzgerald did not seek reelection. Democrat Barack Obama was elected to succeed him.
United States House
All 19 of Illinois’ seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2004.
The Democratic Party flipped one Republican-held seat, making the composition of Illinois' House delegation 10 Democrats and 9 Republicans.
State elections
State Senate
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23 seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2004.[2] Democrats retained their control of the chamber.[3]
State House of Representatives
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All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2004. Democrats retained their control of the chamber.[3]
Judicial elections
Judicial elections were held.
Local elections
Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.
Notes
- ^ For more on Cook County primary election turnout, see 2004 Cook County, Illinois elections#Primary election
- ^ For more on Cook County general election turnout, see 2004 Cook County, Illinois elections#General election
References
- ^ a b c d "Voter Turnout". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on May 30, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Illinois State Senate elections, 2004". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "Party control of Illinois state government". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
